136 Letters to the Governor and Council

March 20
Brown Book
No. 8
Letter 2

to the certificate of M^r Ludwick — Master Baker to the army, a copy
of which is inclosed. Your Excellency may depend on his testimony,
for he is a competent judge in his profession, and a very honest man.
I thought it necessary to advise your Excellency of this matter, as
my duty obliges me to direct my deputy and his storekeepers to re-
ceive no more such bread.

March 16
Brown Book
No. 8
Letter 24
[copy]

[Christophel Ludwick, Baker Master, Philadelphia, to
Col. Pickering, Q. M. G.]

When I was lately at the Head of Elk and Baltimore I saw con-
siderable quantities of hard bread or biscuit, which I found was
baked for the use of the Army, About two hundred Barrels of the
like kind of bread are now in this City, which were brought hither
from the head of Elk; but the bread is so bad that even the prison-
ers of war in goal refuse to receive it. All such bread if sent to the
Army will be condemned, & become a loss to the United States, in
addition to the great expence attending the transportation of it, The
materials of which that bread was made, were from its appearance,
condemned flour with a large proportion of ship Stuff; and the pre-
paring & baking them very badly performed

March 20

[Fran's Ware, Port Tobacco, to Col^o John H. Stone]

The following Gentlemen are Recommended to fill Vacancys in
The Militia of this County to wit. Bennet Dyson Cap^t of the Com-
pany formerly Commanded by Cap^t John Parnham Resign'd the 12
Batalion. Samuel Lucket Capt. Robert Tayler 1 Lieu^t Humphrey
Posey 2 Lieu^t and George Dunnington Ensign of the Company Late
Mastins 26 batalion, I Rec^d a Commission for Luckitt some time
ago; Which I enclosed in a letter to him, but as it Never come to
hand, Supose some mischievious person has distroyed it, Therefore
beg you will furnish him another, as also the above mention'd Gen-
tlemen by the first opertunity. I Rec^d your Favour p^r Charles Willitt
but it is not in my power as yet to place Him to a Class as We have
not Compleetly settled them, but as soon as that is done, shall do
What is necessary. I am sorry to inform you that it appears to me
that we shall be able to Raise but very few Recruits in this County
this year, having heretofore been much pillaged of our youth tho
be assured S^r that I shall do every thing in my power to promote the
Service,

March 21

[Jas, Calhoun, Baltimore, to the Governor and Council]
(Han^d by Mr. Smith.)

Yours of the 19^th was last night delivered me. M^r Smith who is
the bearer of this has the quantity of Bread you require which he
will either sell or exchange for Flour. As he goes to Annapolis have
thought it most proper to refer the bargain to your Honble Board